BA #316: Jessica Sherman, Returns

Casting director Jessica Sherman stops by the bungalow and discusses the traditional way casting directors found work, feeling like a therapist for actors, exhaustion from trying inact change, and more!Jessica's IMDb and Instagram @jshermy.casting.00:00 - Introduction.<br />03:15 - Jessica slates her name.<br />04:45 - The origins of Jess' Tipsy Casting podcast.<br />07:45 - Any concerns with sharing too much.<br />09:25 - Do actors get too friendly with outreach.<br />15:04 - The parralels of this industry to dating.<br />16:25 - Educating producers on finding new casting directors.<br />18:40 - The traditional way casting directors got work.<br />26:25 - Attempting going thru the Producer's Guild.<br />29:16 - The trades seemingly not caring about independent casting directors.<br />30:30 - Feeling pressure to leave the industry.<br />34:40 - Giving more feedback to actors.<br />43:05 - How casting can be therapists for actors.<br />47:50 - What agents do for casting directors.<br />51:25 - Writing breakdowns and Breaksdowns Express taking copyrights.<br />54:05 - Should actors have access to the breakdowns.<br />59:00 - Does Jess worrry about rocking the boat at all.<br />1:00:40 - Exhaustion coming from trying to inact changes.<br />1:02:22 - Had Jess ever had to have a day job.<br />1:04:47 - Who took a chance on Jess.The full video and pics -- boxangeles.com/316Jessica's first Box Angeles -- boxangeles.com/258Listen to Mike on Jessica's Tipsy Casting podcast.Support Box Angeles (and access the audio archives) on Patreon.Follow Box Angeles on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.